puree
/ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/noun, verb
puree is spelled P-U-R-E-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, puree means “A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of puree is purées or purees.
How many letters and syllables are in puree?
| Letters | 5: P-U-R-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is puree?
Puree appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce puree?
- /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/
- /pjʊəˈɹeɪ/
Puree has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-puree.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-puree2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with puree?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as puree.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rupee.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of puree
- purées plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- puréeing participle, present
- puréed participle, past
- purees plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- purée
- pureeing participle, present
- pureed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puree mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
Tomato sauce is generally a puree.
- 2
Alternative form of puri (“type of unleavened bread”).
verb
- 1
To crush or grind food into a puree.
Puree the vegetables and add them to the stock.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of puree.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of puree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Puree in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does puree come from?
Borrowed from French purée.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).